Motti Kakoun

Motti Kakoun

Personal information
Date of birth	November 16, 1972 (1972-11-16) (age 39)
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C.
Youth career
	Hapoel Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1999	Hapoel Petah Tikva	203	(94)
1999	CP Mérida	13	(2)
2000–2003	Hapoel Petah Tikva	86	(37)
2003–2005	Hapoel Kfar Saba	57	(21)
2005–2007	Hapoel Petah Tikva	31	(3)
2010	Beitar Petach Tikva	9	(4)
2010-2011	Hapoel Mahane Yehuda	15	(5)
National team
2001	Israel	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Motti Kakoun (born November 16, 1972 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli footballer, who plays for Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C..

Football career

During his career, Kakoun played mainly for Hapoel Petah Tikva FC. He was appointed team captain at a young age, finishing the 1996–97 season as top league goalscorer, scoring 21 times to help his team finish second, to Beitar Jerusalem FC.

After four more seasons of scoring in double digits for Petah Tikva, twice reaching the 20-goal mark, Kakoun moved abroad, joining Spanish side CP Mérida (second division); however, after only four months, he returned to his country and previous club.

In April 2000, Kakoun reached scored 100th goal in his career, after scoring in a 4–2 derby win over Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. In the 2003 summer, aged 30, he joined second level team Hapoel Kfar Saba FC, playing there for two seasons, and helping it win the league in his second year, with subsequent promotion.

Kakoun moved to Hapoel Petah for a third time in 2005, retiring after two years, with official totals of 156 goals in 379 games.

He returned to play acive football in October 2010 for Beitar Petach Tikva and two months later he moved to Hapoel Mahane Yehuda F.C.

Honours

Team

• Israeli Cup: 1991–92
• Israeli Second Division: 2004–05

Individual

• Israeli League: Top Goalscorer 1996–97

External links

• Stats at HPT
• Stats at ONE.co
• BDFutbol profile
• Motti Kakoun at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Kakoun, Moti
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 16, 1972
Place of birth	Tel Aviv, Israel
Date of death
Place of death